Letter requesting recommendation for Cantor position in Augusta, Georgia

Metadata

Letter requesting recommendation for Cantor position in Augusta, Georgia

Description

Letter from Wolf Fassbender in Augusta, Georgia, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, requesting a letter of recommendation to obtain a position as chazan (cantor). Fassbender writes that members of the Augusta community have informed him that a letter from Leeser would be advantageous for his application. The letter is written in English and includes a short section in Hebrew.

Subjects

Letters of Recommendation Cantor Positions American Jewish Life

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF1_64

Collection: The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

People

Sender: Wolf Fassbender

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: July 04, 1854

Hebrew: ח׳ בְּתַמּוּז תרי״ד

Places

From: Augusta

To: Philadelphia

Languages

English Hebrew

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Fassbender, Wolf, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Wolf Fassbender to Isaac Leeser;July 04, 1854.” (July 04, 1854). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff1_64 .